Roberto Mancini was sacked after watching his side get thrashed 6-1 by Tottenham on Friday

The job is the first outside of his homeland for De Boer, who made more than 300 appearances for Ajax before joining Barcelona, Galatasaray and Rangers during his distinguished career.

The ex-defender also won 112 caps for Holland and captained them at two World Cups.
He will begin his tenure by facing Celtic in the International Champions Cup, their final pre-season friendly, before kicking-off the Serie A season away to Chievo on August 21.